(a) In general. Subject to the provisions of section 30A-4 and subsections (b) through (e) of this section, each participating municipality shall be reimbursed by an amount determined by the County Executive to approximate the amount the County would incur to provide transportation, police, crossing guards, and park maintenance services in the municipality.
(b) Transportation. For transportation-related expenses, reimbursements must be equal to the County’s average per mile or per item expenditures for the three most recent fiscal years multiplied by the number of miles or items in each municipality.
(c) Park maintenance. For park maintenance related expenses:
(1) reimbursements for fiscal year 2023 must be:
(A) for Section 3 of the Village of Chevy Chase: $4,800;
(B) for the Town of Chevy Chase: $11,453;
(C) for the Village of Friendship Heights: $89,813;
(D) for the Town of Kensington: $46,242; and
(E) for the City of Takoma Park: $93,942; and
(2) reimbursements for subsequent fiscal years must be increased above the amounts specified under paragraph (1) by the annual percentage change to the Consumer Price Index for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(d) Police. Subject to Section 35-5, reimbursements for police expenses must be the greater of an amount equal to:
(1) the costs the County would incur to provide police services in the municipality if the municipality did not provide police services, as determined by a quadrennial utilization assessment performed by the County; or
(2) the cost to the County of one full-time officer.
(e) Crossing guards. For crossing guards, reimbursements must be based on the costs the County would incur to provide crossing guard services in the municipality as determined by a quadrennial utilization assessment performed by the County. (1974 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 1; 2022 L.M.C., ch. 7
, §1; 2023 L.M.C., ch. 21
, § 1.)